September 2023

Southworth Library Director Diane Pamel named Community Hero of the Month ITHACA – For a little more than 16 years, Director Diane Pamel has kept Dryden’s Southworth Library as a center of the community. For the impact she has made in that role, Pamel has been named...

Chamber of the Year Award

Tompkins Chamber to Receive the Chamber of the Year Award from The Business Council of NYS Annual Award to be Presented at a September 21st Dinner    The Business Council of New York State, Inc. announced Wednesday the Tompkins Chamber will be awarded the annual Chuck...

Tompkins Chamber Partners with nglccNY

Tompkins Chamber Partners with nglccNY to Offer Additional Resources to LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses The Tompkins Chamber is pleased to announce a new partnership with nglccNY: the NY headquarters of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Through this partnership, all...

National Travel and Tourism Week

May 7-13, 2023 – A Reason to Celebrate! with Peggy Coleman, Vice President of Tourism and Director of the Tompkins County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau People have been visiting our community for more than 100 years. Perhaps they were inspired by a waterfall they...

April 2023

Enfield Food Distribution’s Jean Owens named April Community Hero of the Month ITHACA – Jean Owens has been the director of Enfield Food Distribution since it began in the 1980s, and brings the same passion, generosity, and dedication to the job since the day she...

February 2023

Mary Besemer named Community Hero of the Month Tompkins Chamber, in partnership with the Tompkins Community Bank, has named Mary Besemer as the January Community Hero of the Month. This award recognizes individuals from Tompkins County who have significantly impacted...